in the bolshoi, walls have ears. everybody knows everything. >> rumor is saying this girl came to sergei asking for the big part, and sergei said he does not think she's ready yet for this part, and he thinks if she wants to have this part, it will be very wise for her to work with some female professors. so i don't think it's the offending person. >> the bolshoi would clearly love the focus now to switch back to ballet, but the very public row which has broken out between one of its biggest stars and the management suggests that, for now, dramas off stage will stay in the spotlight. >> steve, a fascinating report, and frankly, you've made the bolshoi look like a nest of vipers. i just wonder how much damage you believe it is doing to the bolshoi. >> well, i think people here would admit that it is doing damage to the reputation of the world's most famous ballet company. i mean, on the one hand, you have the big star here, the principal dancer, pointing the finger of blame at his bosses, at the management, calling on